Response · precautionary statement
P371 — In case of major fire and large quantities:
Response statements describe what to do once exposure, a spill or a fire has happened. No substance with a harmonised EU classification carries this code.
01 · Wording
What P371 says
In case of major fire and large quantities:
Response · GHS revision 9
Does your label need P371? That depends on the hazard classes of your product, on whether it goes to the public or to professionals, and on what else is already on the label — Annex IV column 5 lets one statement remove another. Work it out from a classification →
02 · Languages
P371 in the 24 official EU languages
A label put on the market in an EU country must carry the wording of that country's own language version of CLP — not a translation of the English one. These 24 lines are quoted from the consolidated regulation, Annex IV, and are the text to print.
| Language | Official wording of P371 |
|---|---|
| BG български Bulgarian | При голям пожар и значителни количества: |
| ES español Spanish | En caso de incendio importante y en grandes cantidades: |
| CS čeština Czech | V případě velkého požáru a velkého množství: |
| DA dansk Danish | Ved større brand og store mængder: |
| DE Deutsch German | Bei Großbrand und großen Mengen: |
| ET eesti Estonian | Suure tulekahju korral ning kui on tegemist suurte kogustega: |
| EL ελληνικά Greek | Σε περίπτωση σοβαρής πυρκαγιάς και εάν πρόκειται για μεγάλες ποσότητες: |
| EN English English | In case of major fire and large quantities: |
| FR français French | En cas d’incendie important et s’il s’agit de grandes quantités: |
| GA Gaeilge Irish | I gcás mórdhóiteáin agus má tá cainníochtaí móra i gceist: |
| HR hrvatski Croatian | U slučaju velikog požara i velikih količina: |
| IT italiano Italian | In caso di incendio grave e di quantità rilevanti: |
| LV latviešu Latvian | Ugunsgrēka un lielu apjomu gadījumā: |
| LT lietuvių Lithuanian | Didelio gaisro ir didelių kiekių atveju: |
| HU magyar Hungarian | Nagyobb tűz és nagy mennyiség esetén: |
| MT Malti Maltese | F’każ ta' nar kbir u kwantitajiet kbar: |
| NL Nederlands Dutch | In geval van grote brand en grote hoeveelheden: |
| PL polski Polish | W przypadku poważnego pożaru i dużych ilości: |
| PT português Portuguese | Em caso de incêndio importante e de grandes quantidades: |
| RO română Romanian | În caz de incendiu de proporții și de cantități mari de produs: |
| SK slovenčina Slovak | V prípade veľkého požiaru a veľkého množstva: |
| SL slovenščina Slovenian | Ob velikem požaru in velikih količinah: |
| FI suomi Finnish | Jos tulipalo ja ainemäärät ovat suuret: |
| SV svenska Swedish | Vid större brand och stora mängder: |
Source: CELEX:02008R1272-20260501, Annex IV. © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu — only the electronic Official Journal of the European Union is authentic. Irish is one of the 24 official languages and its H and P texts are printed inside the multilingual Annex tables, but no consolidated CLP has ever been published in Irish — which is why an Irish-primary label cannot be built here.
03 · Legal status
Where P371 is current
GHS is a United Nations model text, revised every two years, and each jurisdiction adopts a revision on its own timetable. A code can be legally current in one system and deleted in another — that is normal, not an error.
| Jurisdiction | Basis | Status of P371 |
|---|---|---|
| EU CLP | Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 CLP Annex IV, Part 2 (consolidated) | Current |
| US OSHA HazCom | 29 CFR 1910.1200 Appendix C UN GHS Rev.7 (final rule of 20 May 2024) | Current |
| US HazCom 2012 | legacy · GHS Rev.3 UN GHS Rev.3, Annex 3 | Current |
| UN GHS | Rev.11 (2025) UN GHS Rev.11, Annex 3 | Current |
Currently in force under: EU CLP, US OSHA HazCom, US HazCom 2012, UN GHS. Sources: EU CLP · US OSHA HazCom · US HazCom 2012 · UN GHS
04 · On a label
P371 usually appears combined
CLP Annex IV defines combined statements as single label elements. P371 is a component of one of them — this is how you will actually see it printed.
05 · Substances
Substances carrying P371
No substance with a harmonised classification in CLP Annex VI carries this code. That does not mean it is unused — suppliers apply it to their own mixtures.
All precautionary statements
The full list of P-codes with the jurisdiction switch lives on the precautionary statements hub. For the hazard side, see hazard statements (H-codes).
Wording quoted from the regulation named above. Substance counts come from harmonised classifications in CLP Annex VI — the statements on a real product also depend on the supplier's own classification. Always check the supplier safety data sheet.